Sunday, November 20, 2011
Thanksgiving football and smelly water.
This is a regular column with items drawn from past editions of the Winchester Star. 1911 Poor Taste Residents have been complaining about the taste of Winchester's water supply. Many have said taht it has a "vegetable" taste. Apparently, the taste is harmless and comes from the running off of the rain water through all the dead leaves on its way to the reservoir. The leaves will be gathered and burned. Also, since the water level of the rservoir is so low, that adds to the taste of decaying vegetation. 1961 President's Mom John F. Kennedy's mother visted McCall Junior High School to give a lecture for the benefit of the Guild of the Infant Saviour. 1986 Super Bowl With Thanksgiving only days away, the annual Winchester-Woburn football …
Sunday, October 16, 2011
In 1911, an oil treatment combined with rain caused a number of accidents in Winchester Center.
This is a regular column with items drawn from past editions of the Winchester Star. 1911 “Oil Caused Numerous Accidents” Roads in downtown Winchester were treated with oil, then it rained, making the streets “a terror for automobiles and pedestrians.” The oil became like a “thin Vaseline” and many cars skidded out, including a large Rambler touring car. 1961 “Request More Money for Lynch Jr. High” The Lynch Junior High School Building Committee urged the Board of Selectmen to call a Special Town Meeting to appropriate $11,000 more for the project. 1986 “Center Parking Rules to Allow Space Changes” It used to be that cars could only park in Winchester Center for an hour each day, regardless of the fact if they switched spaces or not. In …
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Winchester residents wrote a book on the Heisman Trophy winner.
This is a regular column with items drawn from past editions of the Winchester Star. 1911 Disonctinued trains Sunday trains have been discontinued to Arlington, and Winchester is believed to be next. Any trains that don't pay are being stopped. Residents are moving away from the steam trains and are using the electric ones more frequently. Oil spill Oil spilled throughout Winchester and onto the roads, making many of the roads impassable. Search Abandoned Winchester stopped searching for a Winchester resident who they thought died in the Fells. Police found the man's hat, but it's now believed that he is still alive, but his whereabouts are unknown. 1961 Helicopter landing Govern Volpe arrived home from his day on Beacon Hill by Army …
Sunday, September 11, 2011
In 1961 there were over 4,000 students enrolled in Winchester schools, but 1986 that number was under 3,000.
This is a regular column with items drawn from past editions of the Winchester Star. 1911 Resident Saved Charles Church, who lived in an apartment along Main Street was smoking in bed. He fell asleep with the lit cigarette, which caught his bedding on fire. Church was able to get to the window of his upstairs apartment and break the glass before fainting due to the smoke. The Winchester Fire Department entered the home and brought him outside, where a local doctor saved his life. Church suffered burns to his face and neck. 1961 More buses Residents that lived in the West Side of town want better school transportation for their children. The residents of Taft Drive, Oneida Road, Westland Avenue, Swan Road and High Street signed a petition …
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Lynch Elementary School
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Sunday, July 10, 2011
Winchester mothers are trying to start the Boy Scouts in town.
This is a regular column with items drawn from past editions of the Winchester Star. 1911 Boy Scouts Come to Town The Mother's Association of Winchester pledged to do everything in its power to bring the Boy Scout Movement to Winchester in the fall. Summer Concerts The summer concert series was starting this week at _Manchester Field. The first performance was by the Woburn Brass Band. Headlights On Residents were reminded the law that was passed saying that horse-drawn vehicles need to carry lights at all localities except cities or where street lamps are placed at a distance of 500-feet has gone into effect. 1961 Sidewalks The town began constructing sidewalks along Lockeland Road after residents signed a petition. They were concerned …
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Manchester Field
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Sunday, July 3, 2011
With temperatures averaging 110 degrees, it was the hottest Fourth of July in the the town's history.
This is a regular column with items drawn from past editions of the Winchester Star. 1911 Heated Fourth of July This Fourth of July was the hottest in the history of Boston as temperatures averaged over 100 degrees. Police made no arrests in Winchester, as residents went to Manchester Field to watch the fireworks. It was also the hottest July 4 in Winchester's history with temperatures averaging 110 degrees. But the heatwave ended with a major thunderstorm. Lightning also struck a flag pole in the Common, splitting it in half. A house was also struck, breaking its water main. And residents could see fires from as far away as Stoneham and Wakefield due to the storm. 1961 More Expansion Winchester Hospital began expanding its property. The …
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Winchester Hospital
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Winchester Post Office
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